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SPORTS
8A — THE OBSERVER
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019
Bobcats lock up first league title since 2007
Observer staff
The Union Bobcats locked
up the Blue Mountain
Conference title Saturday
and collected two wins in a
three-way match, getting
past Heppner in five sets,
23-25, 25-20, 25-13, 15-25,
15-11, and sweeping Enter-
prise, 25-20, 25-21, 25-10.
“It’s a hard-working group
of kids,” head coach Karly
Knapp said. “We haven’t
been at the top of the league
for a while. Pretty cool and
special for these kids. They
have worked hard for it.”
Union was last atop the
league in 2007, when it
shared the BMC title with
Weston-McEwen. That
Bobcats’ team went on to
place fourth at the state
tournament.
Kylie Marriott powered
the Bobcats in their win
over Heppner, tallying 25
kills and adding 12 digs.
“Kylie was a huge
contributor to that game,”
Knapp said. “It goes all the
way around. All of our kids
are really putting an effort
into feeding the ball to who-
ever is having a good night.
Kylie was there to stand
her ground and put the ball
away.”
Autumn Daggett added
15 kills, 12 digs and five
aces. Callie Glenn had 38
assists and 11 digs, Bri-
anna Kohr had 29 digs and
Ahnica Shoemaker had
seven kills.
“These girls have grown
a lot in confidence within
themselves and each other,”
Knapp said. “They have
proven that to themselves by
winning league games. It’s
huge on their confidence.”
Daggett and Marriott had
14 kills apiece in the Bob-
cats’ win later Saturday over
Enterprise. Glenn added
33 assists and 15 digs, and
Shoemaker had six kills.
Ronald Bond/Observer file photo
Union’s Kylie Marriott had 25 kills in the Bobcats’ win
over Heppner Saturday.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
ROUNDUP
Stats weren’t available for
Enterprise, but head coach
Lisa Farwell said the team
“lost steam in the third.”
“We played close with
Union for two sets,” she said.
“We fought back and forth
for the lead, but ended up
just a few points short.”
In between Union’s
matches, Enterprise took
Heppner to five sets, but
came up just short in an up-
set bid, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20,
17-25, 15-12.
“We played well for five
sets, but just didn’t come out
on top,” Farwell said. “There
were several rallies that
felt like they went on for a
full minute or longer, and
the stats show that. It’s so
frustrating to not come out
with the win after playing so
hard, but my team showed
a lot of heart and I am so
proud of their effort.”
Ashlyn Gray had 24 kills,
and Farwell said she “could
not be stopped.” Claire Far-
well and Zari Bathke each
posted impressive numbers
on the back line with 43 digs
apiece, and Rylin Kirkland
added 19 assists.
Union (17-2 overall, 9-0
BMC) travels to Grant
Union Tuesday, while
Enterprise (8-12, 1-7) is at
Stanfield Thursday.
Also Saturday
TIGERS FALL IN TOURNEY
QUARTERFINALS
The La Grande Tigers
won their pool at the Sea-
side Tournament Saturday,
but then lost in the quarter-
finals in bracket play to see
their stay at Seaside end
early.
Head coach Melinda
Becker-Bisenius, though, felt
the team played better than
at the North Marion Tour-
nament a week earlier.
“I was much happier with
our play,” she said. “We did
some good things and we
executed some things we are
really trying to work on.”
The Tigers swept host
Seaside, 25-19, 25-22, 25-19,
and took two of three sets
from Marist, 25-22, 19-25,
25-22, to win their three-
team pool.
In bracket play, though,
Corbett got the best of La
Grande, 25-15, 21-25, 15-9.
Kenzie Williams turned in
30 assists, 35 digs and seven
kills for La Grande. Jacie
Howton had 29 assists, 21
digs and eight aces, Jayce
Seavert had 23 kills and 37
digs, Presley Justice had 20
kills and 30 digs, and Felic-
ity Houston had 68 digs.
La Grande (16-5 overall)
hosts McLoughlin Tuesday.
JOSEPH SWEEPS TWO
MATCHES
The Joseph Eagles picked
up two road sweeps Satur-
day in Old Oregon League
play, getting past Nixyaawii
25-15, 25-15, 25-13, and Gris-
wold, 25-14, 25-14, 25-15.
Stats were not available.
The Eagles (12-12 overall,
6-3 OOL) visit Wallowa
Tuesday).
ELGIN IN THREE
The Elgin Huskies earned
a home sweep over Pilot
Rock on Saturday, 25-20,
25-23, 25-19.
Maddison Harvey led El-
gin’s attack with nine kills.
Jayden Palmer had a strong
all-around match with 15
assists and 13 digs. Tymra
Anderson added 10 digs and
both Mariah Wilhelm and
Gracie Evans had two aces.
Elgin (9-11 overall) trav-
els to Imbler Tuesday.
BADGERS SWEEP
SPARTANS
The Powder Valley Bad-
gers ran over the Pine Eagle
Spartans at home Saturday,
25-15, 25-9, 25-17.
Stats were not available.
The Badgers (24-1 overall,
7-0 Old Oregon League) face
both Imbler and Griswold
Thursday in Imbler.
Friday
LEOPARDS SWEPT
The Cove Leopards were
swept on the road by the
Crane Mustangs Friday, 25-
22, 25-12, 25-17.
Kierra Moore led the of-
fense with five kills. Austin
Kendall added four kills and
Raegan Duby had an 89%
pass rating.
Cove (12-7 overall) hosts
Powder Valley Friday.
COUGARS SWEEP PINE
EAGLE
The Wallowa Cougars
picked up a sweep on the
road against Pine Eagle
Friday.
Jamie Johnston posted
a triple double with 46
digs, 10 kills and 10 blocks.
Ashlyn Young had 20 assists
and also collected 43 digs for
the Cougars. Shanna Rae
Tillery added 41 digs and 12
kills, and Ella Moeller had
32 digs and three aces.
“They made us work hard
for every point that we got.
Ashlyn was working all our
hitters and the team worked
well on defense,” head coach
Janea Hulse said.
The Cougars (18-6 overall,
9-2 OOL) host Joseph
Tuesday.
EAGLES FALL IN FIVE
The Joseph Eagles
dropped a five-set match
on the road at South Wasco
County Friday, 7-25, 25-16,
25-21, 16-25, 15-13.
Stats were not available.
BADGERS SWEEP TWO
Powder Valley picked up
two nonleague home wins
Friday, sweeping Adrian, 25-
14, 25-19, 25-11, and Jordan
Valley, 25-16, 25-15, 25-12.
Stats were not available.
PREP SOCCER
ROUNDUP
LHS girls
soccer
wins,
boys lose
at Baker
Observer staff
The La Grande Tigers
moved within one victory
of at least a share of their
ninth consecutive Greater
Oregon League champion-
ship with a 5-0 road victory
over the Baker Bulldogs on
Saturday.
Audrey Garlitz registered
a hat trick in the win, and
both Starra Ullman and
Rosie Aguilera added goals
for the Tigers. Teammates
Katie Perry, Cecelia Aguilera,
Taryn Miller and Josie Born-
stedt had an assist apiece,
and Alexyss Chamberlain
had six saves.
The Tigers (8-2 overall,
4-0 GOL) travel to Nyssa
Tuesday.
BAKER BLANKS LHS BOYS
The La Grande Tigers
were handed a second
consecutive loss — one that
put a major damper on their
hopes for a Greater Oregon
League title — falling to the
Baker Bulldogs on the road
Saturday, 1-0.
“We were ambitious to
try new things, but it didn’t
go our way,” head coach Sid
Rangel said. “There’s always
room for improvement, and
we just didn’t finish.”
La Grande (7-3 overall, 2-2
GOL) travels to McLoughlin
Friday, needing a win and a
loss by Ontario Saturday to
keep a shot at the GOL title
alive.
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Eagles get by South Wasco
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Observer staff
ish their season Friday at Ione/Arlington.
The Joseph Eagles survived a close match-
up against the South Wasco County Redsides
for the second year in a row, winning on the
road Friday afternoon, 25-13.
Carson Littlepage powered the Eagles’
offense to the tune of 194 yards rushing and
three touchdowns and a 48-yard receiving
touchdown. His scoring reception was the
only score of the half as Joseph took a 6-0
lead into the break. He followed with three
second-half rushing scores. Joseph built a
lead of 19-0 late in the third quarter, and was
in control in the fourth, leading as much as
25-7.
The Eagles (4-0 overall) host Mitchell/
Spray/Wheeler Friday.
COUGARS GET IN WIN COLUMN
Also
BOBCATS TRIPPED UP BY ROCKETS
The Union Bobcats hung with the unde-
feated Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii Friday, but fell
short in the Special District 3-West battle,
36-32.
Cameron Dillman shouldered the load for
the Bobcats, rushing for 255 yards on 22 car-
ries and a touchdown. He also had a receiv-
ing touchdown. Anthony Goodwater added
92 yards rushing, and Jace Phillips passed
for 92 yards and two scores, and also ran for
two touchdowns.
The Bobcats (2-3 overall, 1-2 SD3-W) host
Enterprise Thursday, with the winner taking
third place in the district.
DUFUR TOPS IMBLER
Cooper Bales rushed for 184 yards and
four touchdowns to lead the Dufur Rang-
ers to a 74-20 win over the Imbler Panthers
Friday in Special District 3-West play.
Dufur scored the first 32 points, built a 50-
12 lead by halftime and rushed for 496 yards
in the win.
Isaac Herron led the Panthers with 134
yards rushing and had a 66-yard touchdown
run in the fourth quarter. Jayce Burnette
added 80 yards rushing and two touch-
downs — one a 71-yard score in the second
quarter that got Imbler on the board. He
also passed for 141 yards as Imbler totaled
370 yards.
The Panthers (1-5 overall, 0-4 SD3-W) fin-
Lute Ramsden threw for 196 yards and
four touchdowns, Zeb Ramsden rushed for
137 yards and two scores, and the Wallowa
Cougars picked up their first win of the sea-
son in dominant fashion, 72-6, over the Pine
Eagle Spartans Friday in Special District
3-East play.
Tristin Bales accounted for four touch-
downs, taking the opening kickoff 80 yards
for a score, adding two touchdown receptions
and taking an interception 99 yards for a
score in the second half. The Cougars, who
scored the final 66 points of the game, took
a 30-6 lead at the half, then wore down the
Spartans in the second half.
Wallowa (1-5 overall, 1-3 SD3-E) hosts
Crane Friday.
TIGERS DRUB ONTARIO AGAIN
The La Grande Tigers clinched a state
playoff berth with a second thumping of win-
less Ontario in Greater Oregon League play
Friday, winning on the road, 52-10.
Stats were not available.
La Grande (6-0 overall, 3-0 GOL) plays its
final regular season road game Friday when
it travels to Cottage Grove.
OUTLAWS GET SECOND WIN
The Enterprise Outlaws kept their hopes
for third place in Special District 3-West
alive with their second win of the season,
36-28, over the Ione/Arlington Cardinals on
the road Friday.
Stats were not available.
Enterprise (2-3 overall, 2-2 SD3-W) travel
to Union Thursday for their regular season
finale. The winner takes third in the district.
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CRANE SHUTS OUT LEOPARDS
The Cove Leopards were blanked on the
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The Leopards (0-5 overall, 0-4 Special Dis-
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ANTELOPES RUN PAST BADGERS
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The Badgers (3-3 overall, 2-3 SD3-E) travel
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